Aircooled VW South Africa

At last, after a long search, I have found the perfect 'old school' low-back seats for the buggy. These were bought from Gerhard at Volksieshop in Bloem (thanks G) and transported from Bloem to Orkney by 944 (thanks IMPI) and then from Orkney to Jhb by Dormobile (thanks Fig)!

They are moulded into lowered VW seat rails, and one of them have the ability to tilt forward. I will however not use the VW rails, as HW has an aluminium floor, and no runners. I have aftermarket runners that run on bearings, that will be modified to use with this seats.

The seats will need some attention and strengething by fibreglass, and then will have to be re-covered, but it is exactly what I wanted from the start

Those are my dream buggy seats! are there anymore available?

Did I miss something? Is this buggy complete Pine?

Not just yet

O ok. Het geworry. Hoe gaan dit dan?

Took HW2 (unfortunately still with an A-frame) today for wheel alignment after Werner Alke did the king & link pins and I fitted new tie rod ends a while ago - they got the alignment perfectly within the specs of a '74 Beetle







Interesting to see that they still have the specs for Type 3's and 4's on their alignment machine



PS, does anyone know what a Beetle Type 9C is?

Pine wrote:PS, does anyone know what a Beetle Type 9C is?

The year model for 9C should be a big clue Pine

What tyre place was this cos tiger wheel n tyre don't have any of those specs

beetlepower wrote:What tyre place was this cos tiger wheel n tyre don't have any of those specs

I think it is called Budget Tyres? It is at no 52a van Riebeeck Rd, Edenvale - right across that restaurant with the big Dutch windmill.

The alignment cost only R 99.00 and the owner even gave me a nice Maxxis poster for the garage wall!

Check the first line:

1600TL -Sedan, Fastback, Variant.

Take note: Sedan, Fasback, Variant...

akaType 3 Notch, Fasty, Squareback.

The next oke who comes on the forum and says he's got a variant Notchback is going to get a mouth full of kak from me...

Oh yes, and your buggy looks super-fine-very-nice...

Love the colour if I had a beach buggy it would also be that colour... with tail lights like that too

Howcome you're still schlepping it around?

Ron&Gill wrote:Oh yes, and your buggy looks super-fine-very-nice...

Love the colour if I had a beach buggy it would also be that colour... with tail lights like that too

Howcome you're still schlepping it around?

Thanks, Ron - I am still towing it as I haven't quite sorted out the dual Kadrons yet, and the seats are also not mounted - first need to build some mounting brackets, and have them covered.

Ron&Gill wrote:Check the first line:

1600TL -Sedan, Fastback, Variant.

Take note: Sedan, Fasback, Variant...

akaType 3 Notch, Fasty, Squareback.

The next oke who comes on the forum and says he's got a variant Notchback is going to get a mouth full of kak from me...

Uncle Ron, I have 2 VARIANT Notchbacks for sale!!!!







Sorry, couldn't resist. Must be the petrol fumes.

Now I sommer understand why the red stripes on the tyres too...

Ja-ja BF... I hear you... Grrr...

Ron&Gill wrote:Now I sommer understand why the red stripes on the tyres too...